About Us

The shop made possible by the local gaming community, for the local gaming community.

It all started in 2020, when the pandemic brought many new people into the hobby and a small group of us in the KC area were unable to find product to open. The industry clearly was not ready for such a surge in demand as the supply of popular products was quickly cleared off of shelves, many times by people who had no interest in the hobby. New products were being resold for double, even triple MSRP online within the same week the product launched. Lines formed in front of retailers, people waited for hours in hopes of being able to get their hands on the latest products without having to pay a reseller double the price. Purchase limits were placed on products, fights broke out, law enforcement was called. There had to be another way.

The research began; how to avoid the craziness and get product into the hands of the community without having to pay inflated prices? Research led to the creation of our online retail business, gaining access to one of Pokemon's Wholesale Distributors, which allowed us to get product to our little group at or below retail prices! Our small group slowly grew, as we met more and more people in the area who were struggling to find and afford cards to open for themselves and their kids. The small amount of product our distributor allocated our new business was quickly spoken for, leaving several members of our new group still unable to get some of the new products when they released.

We took a huge leap of faith in the Summer of 2022 and found a small brick and mortar retail location that was reasonably priced to rent. It was nothing fancy, but we it allowed us to get our hands on more product and continue to take care of all of you, while giving everyone a little place where we could all come sit down and share the excitement over your latest pulls or the newest set, play your favorite game, trade with fellow members of the gaming community, and simply relax and getaway from the craziness life sometimes brings our way.

In July 2025 we moved in to our new location! Thanks to all of the love and support from all of you, we quickly outgrew the small 400sf location we started in and have now taken a giant leap to our new 3200sf location! We now have enough room to support up to 128 players for the 20+ events we are hosting each week, and the games we are supporting has expanded significantly at the request of all of you! Our amazing community continues to grow at such a phenomenal rate, we cannot express how grateful we are for all of you! We will continue learning and doing our best to make this shop that has been built by the love and support of all of you into the best card shop in KC!

Side Note: Meet 'Scyther' in the picture, we traded Pokemon cards for a 1973 Dodge Challenger!